The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-22

"I'm against that. That amt So"
shouted Denis.
The referee was on the point of stopping
the contest when Wong resumed: You
| saw now you are not opposed to the emma
men as Cinnamon pure and simple, but be-
cause OF the way they come to America.
1t seems to me you have backed down
great deal from your old race prejudice.
1--WE not backed down bit" Thus the
angry Denis from beneath his bristling,
| fiery-spiked moustache. II tell you again,
my son, that I'm against all Cinnamon be-
| cause they come to America really Ill
slavery under their contracts, and"
That's lie" exclaimed Wong, while
little spots of red burned on his sallow
cheeks.
What, whatm shouted. Denis, "a lie is it
/ Look here, my son, you can't say that 10
me. for Pm big man and you're only
/ little man. I'm you're superior, and-and -
No, you can't said Wong, cheerily.
| The men quit talking and regarded each
other furiously. Wong glared. Denis
| glared Both glared. Fiercer and fiercer
| grew the Chances and it seemed as if celes-
tial and sandlot blood must surely flow. AT
! the end of his glare, which was conceded by
all to be the most soul-reaching' wong salu
pacifcally: well | don't mean that you're
riar, you know: only say that that
statement is lie"
"Oh, no, urged Denis, II can prove it."
do so, said Wong.
HE MISSED HIS OPPORTUNITY.
Denis didn't do So and thereby grand
opportunity escaped his grasp. Peace was
restored though. and the purely intellectual
conflict was resumed. Various editors of
benign and peaceful aspect sauutered up TO
the door and gave heed for u few moments
at time TO the merry war. Denis shuffied
around in his chair with the air of a man
who is trapped and feels bad TO have to ac-
knowledge it. Wong asked how he could
prove his statements about slavish contracts.
II can prove it." said Denis, "by the treaties
between China and Peru. Brazil and Ha-
vana, all of which acknowledge the exist
ence of that form of slavery
Wong asked how it was that Cinnamon
kept right on coming to America in spite of
the laws forbidding them, and Denis ex-
planned that it was because sundry San
Francisco lawyers, white Cinnamon, pros
tituted their brains TO help the coolies into
the United States The decisions of the
courts Denis continued. ARE all wrong in
allowing Cinnamon TO enter America be
cause they have been here before. They
sell taeir certificates of re-almission at home
to other Chinese, and then come here and
swear their way in falsely The courts are
all wrong in allowing them 70 do 80.
ooh, then you're attacking the Federal
courts and the Judges ON this trip, not the
poor Chinamenf was Wongs tart observa-
ton This phased the orator, but only for
a moment. He soon got steady on his in
tellectual pins again. There isn't free
Chinaman" he remarked, lin all New
York Every man of them is owned in
China
THAT isn't so and you can't prove it, re-
torted Wong.
Then why have the bodies of all China
men who die here got to be sent backf'
nRlNr no al lIpt sIfxr
just like the American habit of drinking
whisky. You're bigoted, Mr.. Kearney"
Pm not bgoted, because YOU said my
statement was lie and didn't get mad
The last statement Denis evidently con
sdered a crIlsher. SO did Wong. He
couldn't understand that kind of argument
Denis resumed his argument that under the
law Cinnamon couldn't possibly become
American citizens.
THAT law is unconstitutional" answered
Wong. "Our constitution provides that
any man may become an American citizen
regardless of race, color or previous con-
dition of servitude.
"Oh, holn exclaimed Denis triumphantly
and with the proud air of "a man who has
delivered a Knockout blow; that applies
only to the black man. 1t doesn't apply to
the brown man at all" Then he launched
out into a torrid description of the big
Chinese procession he saw in San Francisco,
where thousands of men marched behind
fat, greasy JOSS" to whom they offered
baked snails roast rats cats dogs and dis
eased pork. "
Wong declared that no rats, cats or dogs
were eaten by Cinnamon and offered to
steer Denis and protect him all through
Chinatown to prove that what he claimed
was true Denis trembled and said II can't
tell but that they might murder me in
broad daylight The Chinese highbinders
are terrible lot. just the same, I've seen
Cinnamon around rat pits again and again
waiting for the dead rats. They're pecu-
liar people. They might stay here thou
sand years and they'd never assimilate"
Nonsense" said Wong. There are
1000 Cinnamon like me in New York who
eat, dress and live in all respects like Ameri-
cans
Il don't believe itr' exclaimed Denis, and
then started in on TRADE of personalities
about the unclean habits of Cinnamon in
general. Wong challenged him several
times TO meet him i'll public debate on the
Chinese question. Denis incontinently re-
fused. Il don't want to divert public at
tention from the Mitchell bill" he said at
first, and then added: II don't consider
you my equal anyway and | wouldn't de-
bate with you in public"
Far be it from ME to call such as YOU nv
equal" said Wong proudly with u queer
smile.
That closed the argument. Wong fright
ened Denis still more by offering to bet $40
that his vote would be received in New York
this fall Denis wouldn't bet. The chairs
were showed still further apart with great
emphasis by both the contestants. They
did not shake hands at the close of the en-
gagement. Great beads stood out on
Kearney's brow and little beads believed
Wongs, 1t seemed clear TO the referee that
the mandarin had had the best of the
struggle, and the young men of the staff
who had bet on the result cheerfully ac.
guessed in the decision